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Lumen
Will Henry and Lane Tanner
share a common vision: to
make wines from the best cool-
climate vineyards in Santa
Barbara County, and to follow
a regimen consistent with
California’s early days of
hands-on, honest winemaking.
The duo asserts that the most
balanced (and thus memorable)
SANTA MARIA VALLEY wines are made from fruit that
Santa Maria Valley is a natural funnel-shaped valley opening west to the Pacific Ocean. The is picked relatively early on the
elevation of the area ranges from approximately 200 feet at the Santa Maria River to approximately harvest calendar, the end result
being a wine that is livelier on
3,200 feet at Tepusquet Peak. The grapes that are grown within the area are on the valley floor at an the palate, deeper in
approximate elevation of 300 feet and on the slopes and rolling hillsides up to an elevation of 800 complexity, lower in alcohol,
feet. The soils within the area range in texture from a sandy loam to clay loam and are free from and more worthy of cellaring.
adverse salts.

Margerum
Margerum Wine Company
Lumen (Los Alamos) lumenwines.com produces limited quantities of
wines made from grapes grown
Lumen Pinot Gris Santa Sierra Madre 2018 $263.90 92 WE both our Estate Vineyard and
grapes purchased from other top
Lumen Grenache Santa Barbara County 2016 $287.90 90 WE vineyards from in and around
Santa Barbara County. The 18
Lumen Pinot Noir 2016 $335.90 94 WE acre Estate Vineyard is planted
Lumen Pinot Noir Julia’s Vineyard 2018 $431.90 93 WE exclusively to Rhône grape
varietals. The acreage is divided
between limestone hillsides and
gravelly alluvial flatlands along
Alamo Pintado Creek. Margerum
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY carefully selects the vineyards
with meticulous attention to detail
This is by far the largest AVA in the region, clocking in with 77,000 acres planted to over 60 in all factors influencing the
different varieties and spanning over 30 miles east to west. Moving from west to east the climate ultimate quality of the wines,
goes from chilly and foggy (home to Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah) to warm and dry (good including pruning, soil, climate,
for Rhône blends, Zinfandels, and Bordeaux blends). and farming methods. The word
SYBARITE is derived from
Sybaris, an ancient Greek city in
southeastern Italy noted for the
luxurious, pleasure seeking
behavior of many of its
inhabitants. SYBARITES are
Santa Barbara Winery (Santa Barbara) winesellersltd.com people who have a fondness for
(also see Sta. Rita Hills) sensuous luxury.
Santa Barbara Winery Sauvignon Blanc, Santa Ynez 2017 $155.90
Santa Barbara Winery Chardonnay Santa Barbara 2017 $167.90 90 WE Santa Barbara Winery
In 1962, Pierre Lafond
Santa Barbara Winery Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara 2107 $167.90 reestablished Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Winery Syrah, Santa Ynez 2015 $167.90 County’s wine making tradition
by founding Santa Barbara
Winery. The winery was the first
since prohibition and has played
a pioneering role in the
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY- HAPPY CANYON subsequent development of the
Lying on the far east border of the greater Santa Ynez AVA lies this hot and hilly AVA. Unique to Santa Ynez Valley as a world-
class wine growing region.
this region are the high magnesium content in the soils and hot daytime temperatures.

Happy Canyon Vineyard
Happy Canyon Vineyard is a
Happy Canyon Vineyards (Santa Ynez) happycanyonvineyard.com family owned and operated estate
vineyard and boutique winery on
Happy Canyon Red Blend Piocho 2015 $287.90 the central coast of California
that has gained esteem with their
award winning Bordeaux
varietal wines. Their vineyard is
nestled into the undulating hills of
Margerum (Los Olivos) margerumwines.com the beautiful Piocho Ranch at the
(also see Los Olivos) eastern most edge of the Santa
Ynez Valley.
Margerum Sauvignon Blanc Sybarite 2019 $239.90
(also available in 375ml can)

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